LTE World Weekly - Nokia Siemens Networks wins LTE deal

This week Nokia Siemens Networks won $7 billion LTE contract from Harbinger and acquired Motorola's Wireless Network Assets. Vodafone Germany announced selection of Ericsson, Huawei for LTE development.

Alcatel-Lucent continues showcasing of ng Connect Program and extended it to Asia Pacific region.

Follow the links below for top stories of the week.

ZTE and CSL deploy Dual-Band LTE Commercial Network in Hong Kong

Posted on 22 July 2010

Telstra's subsidiary, Hong Kong’s mobile network operator CSL and ZTE plan to deploy commercial 1800 MHz/2600 MHz dual-band LTE network.

ICASA withdraws invitation for spectrum applications

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has withdrawn the invitations to apply (ITAs) for radio frequency spectrum licences in the 2,6 GHz and 3,5 GHz bands.

COSMOTE to launch LTE pilot network

Greek mobile operatore COSMOTE is ready to launch a LTE pilot networks with speeds of 100 Mbps.

UCell gets 4G license in Uzbekistan

Uzbek mobile operator UCell has received the license for 4G LTE mobile technology.

ng Connect Launches New LTE Connected Car during 2010 Shanghai World Expo

The ng Connect Program has extended it's initiative in Asia Pacific region with the launch of a new LTE Connected Car concept coincident with the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

Vodafone Germany selects Ericsson, Huawei for LTE development

Vodafone Germany has named Huawei and Ericsson as a technology partner for LTE development.

Spirent adds LTE to CDMA Handover test capability

Spirent Communications has added testing capability to verify LTE to CDMA handover of mobile device signals using lab-based test equipment.

Exalt Introduces 4G/LTE-Ready Microwave Backhaul Platform

Exalt Communications has introduced microwave backhaul platform, ExploreAir™, with highest throughput and longest range in the microwave and millimeter wave spectrum.

Nokia Siemens Networks wins $7 billion LTE contract

Harbinger Capital has awarded eight-year, $7 billion contract to Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate a LTE network for wireless providers and other businesses.

Nokia Siemens Networks Acquires Motorola's Wireless Network Assets

Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for US $1.2 billion in cash.

Ericsson wins managed services contract from China Mobile

Ericsson has won managed services contract from China Mobile Hebei, a provincial company of China Mobile.

Nokia Siemens & Motorola to close deal soon

Motorola is close to selling its network business to Nokia Siemens Networks for $1.2 billion reports Reuters citing an unnamed source.

Is TD-LTE ready for commercialization?

While TD-LTE seems to have taken lead over WiMAX, still industry perception is that WiMAX is a much more mature technology than TD-LTE.

Omantel demonstrates 4G LTE network

Oman's leading telecom operator Omantel has commissioned a 4G LTE network & claims to achive very high speed data transfer.

LG's LTE modem approved by the FCC

FCC has approved a new LTE USB modem from LG. LG VL600 is approved with support for CDMA EVDO 850/1900MHz and LTE 700MHz.